Belk (BLKIA) 10-Q 2009 Q3 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and in connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Belk, Inc. (the “Corporation”) for the quarter ended November 1, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, certifies that:

     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.

/s/ Thomas M. Belk, Jr.     
Thomas M. Belk, Jr.
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
December 11, 2008